Lady Godio was familiar with the structure as she had frequented this place since Emperor Perseta arranged this office. She looked around and confirmed that the interior had not changed much. Well, it hadn’t been a year since Caletta Count opened the office, so it was natural.
Without saying a word, Eliza moved forward without hesitation. The agents were tense, scanning the surroundings. They thought Eliza might have lured them into a trap. However, she systematically dealt with everything in order.
The first place they entered was the Count’s bedroom. The furniture and interior decorations carefully chosen by Hayden for Ru were still neat.”
However, it seemed highly unnatural to see Countess Caletta collapsed on the bed, even though Count Caletta, who was prohibited from entering the Shalea Palace, was lying on the bed. Lady Godio reached out and checked the pulse.
“He’s dead.”
Something unnatural appearing is a corpse. Lady Godio personally confirmed the death of Aldwin Rochester, which she had been informed of in advance. His posture seemed strange, but, in fact, his expression appeared normal. Only a faint foam was visible around his mouth. The investigators would quickly notice that it was likely poisoning.
Eliza, nodding her head, allowed Lady Godio to observe as much as she wanted.
Lady Godio, along with the cabinet noir agents, meticulously examined the surroundings. She touched the wardrobe and felt the floor with gloved hands. Finally, Lady Godio sighed with a satisfied expression.
“Alright. There’s no trace of you being the culprit anywhere.”
“Of course, we had to handle that properly.”
Eliza said expressionlessly. She was a professional who had cleanly killed Earl Elche and his government, disguised the murder as an accident, and disappeared. There was no room for mistakes in such matters.
“Now, shall we take a look at the office?”
Eliza nodded in response to Lady Godio’s words and moved on. Although it was where important documents of Caletta were kept, she was indifferent.
In the office, the agents and Lady Godio scrutinized the window frames, drawers, shelves, and even the wrinkles on the sofa just like before. One of the agents rummaged through the trash bin and pulled out a wet piece of paper, showing it to Lady Godio.
“The letter got wet in the tea.”
Eliza silently looked at the letter that had been written but not yet sent.
“It’s good quality paper. Smelling it, the tea is also decent.”
“You can just rewrite the letter.”
But some people don’t. Those who express frustration, anger, or those who can’t just let go of a mistake evaluated as less than them.
“That’s right. You can just rewrite it. But it seems you couldn’t do that?”
“He’s a noble.”
“There are some nobles who lack patience.”
“This time, leniency was lacking.”
In the end, that’s what pushed Eliza, who had been contemplating how to proceed, forward.
“He only spilled tea on the letter.”
“Is the Count injured?”
“He’s a knight, so, of course, he dodged before getting hit. He’s completely unharmed, and only his clothes and the letter got a bit wet.”
Nevertheless, she couldn’t tolerate that mistake. Eliza didn’t say anything more. Lady Godio nodded her head and stood up from her seat.
“There are no traces of you here either. Alright. Where should we look next?”
“This way.”
This time, Eliza went downstairs. After turning around and going down to the basement, she opened a dark room where the light was still off.
She merely showed and remained silent. Lady Godio, despite witnessing the dreadful scene inside the room, did not change her expression and quietly observed. The cabinet noir agents entered to check the condition of the person inside.
“He’s still breathing.”
“That’s good.”
Lady Godio nodded in response to the agent’s report.
“But he wouldn’t be able to speak, right? He can’t even write?”
It would be difficult if he could express his injustice or write a statement.
“I’ve already taken all necessary measures.”
Eliza replied bluntly.
“So, we… Mr. Martin, the servant, becomes the murderer who poisoned Count Caletta? Alright. We have a culprit and a poisoning method, so Martin is more likely the suspect than Ms. Barcova.”
Lady Godio, seeming intrigued, browsed through the thin books neatly piled next to the lifeless Martin.
“, , , , alright. Let’s assume that Mr. Martin diligently studied these books.”
She turned away from the bound Martin and smiled again as if amused.
“The method was well chosen, and the culprit was well picked. If the motive for the crime is claimed to be ‘I came to Perseta and got tired of Perseta’s principles,’ it should be fine. Shall we add some seasoning?”
“No.”
Eliza shook her head.
“Since Count Caletta detests the freedom of Perseta or the truth of history, he will easily be deceived by this level of deception.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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